Indicator for gasolene-tanks.



O. J. L. P. GETTI.

INDICATOR FOR GASOLENE TANKS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31,1913.

Patented 0013.6, 1914.

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Z2718 fliiozzze "WU s CARL J. Li F. CETTI, OF CHICAGO, IZLINQIS.

INDICATOR FOR GASOLENE-TANKS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 31, 1913.

Serial No. reams.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I. Cant. J. L. F. CE'ITI, a former subject of the King of Sweden, who have declared my intention of becoming a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Indicators for Gasolene-Tanks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in indicators foigasolene tanks and has for its object the provision of an improved device of this character which is of simple construction and'eliicient in operation.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts herein after described and claimed.

The invention will, be ,best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a transverse section of a tank equipped with an indicator embodying my invention, Fig. 2, an enlarged fac view of the indicator casing with portions broken away, Fig. 3, an enlarged view of an elbow of a pipe used in the construction, and Fig. 4, a section taken on line .r-m of Fig. 3.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the drawing comprises a metallic casing l which is provided with a scale '2 therein and a sight opening 3 arranged over said scale and covered by a glass plate so as to 'ermit a view of said scale. An electric light 4 is arranged in casing l and is adapted to illuminate the scale 2 so as to facilitate reading thereof in the dark. An indicator finger 5 is pivotally mounted at 6 in casingl in operative relation with scale 2 and is extended beyond its pivotal point and provided with a T-head 7. One branch of T-head 7 is connected with one end of a tension spring 8 the other end being anchored to casing l as shown, said spring tending to hold finger 5 normally at the Zero of scale 2 as will be readily understood. A chain 9 is secured to the other branch of T-head 7 and is passed over a guide pulley 10 and through a guide pipe llwhich leads to an ordinary gasolene tank 12 which is of any suitablev or desired construction. Guide pulleys l? are arranged at the different turns in pipe-ll, said guide pulleys being mounted on scews .t i conical points engaging conical rec the sides of said pulleys and. screws being provided with a ioch for locking the screws in adjusted 1: Dis U. The casing l is arranged on the insi the dash-board of an hrdinary auto and pipe 11 is passed downwardly therefrom through the floor of the an e then rearwardly under said floor then i wardly through the iicor and is conne with the upper portion of the {2; i 12 which is arranged under the s automobile. Chain 9 is passed ti 11 over pulleys 13 and downw tank 1'12, thence over a guide is secured to operating lever 12 as shown. Operating lever 1'! car fioat 18 at its free end, said float ranged to ride in the gasolene and operate lever 17 the levei'of lene in said tank rises or falls readily understood. By arra it will be obsei ed that as th gasolene in tank 12 rises let i will be swung to move 5 on scale Scale 2 is so designed with rely capacity of tank 12 and the movement of lever 1 as to cause finger 5 to indie the number of 'allons or depth of gasolene in tank.12. T us the condition of toe s2 l 85 of gasolene in the tank will be consm. before the driver and he will he 'en ample notice of a tail ire of supply. e specific form of construction illustrated is a simple and effective one for the pur- 9c pose.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carryin my invention into effect, this is of variation and modification m e5 parting from the spirit of the invention. therefore, do not wish to he limited precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of 1% the appended claim.

Having described my invention whatit claim as new and desire to secure h" ters Patent is:

. The combination of a tanl tank; an indicator corapa" pivoted linger in c said scale, said idfll With a In testimony whereof I have signed my '1 we side name to thls speclficatmn 1n the presence 01' two bubscrlbmg WIUIBSSQS.

CARL J, L. F. CE"TI.

m of said scale; wwion between the Witnesses:

and said float, sub- JOSHUA R H. Paws,

:HIGLEN 13. 11mm. 

